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Descriptor English:   Retinal Pigments 
Descriptor Spanish:   Pigmentos Retinianos 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Pigmentos da Retina 
Synonyms English:   Visual Pigments  
Tree Number:   D23.767.930
Definition English:   Chemicals functioning in the visual cycle in retinal rod cells. Through excitation by visible light, a series of complex molecular changes occur that serve to trigger in the optical nerve endings an impulse transmitted to the brain, resulting in the perception of vision. 
Indexing Annotation English:   not for deposition of pigments in the retina (= RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA)
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Record Number:   12585 
Unique Identifier:   D012168 

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